Thursday, July 9, 2009

How much engineering is applied into the computer science field?

Well I will be going into college next year and am thinking about majoring in computer science. In some schools I've seen this field under the science department while in others I've seen it in the engineering department. This year at school I've been taking a college level engineering physics class and found it to be really tough. So my question is how much engineering (as things like vectors and kinematics) is applied to computer science? I'm confused about how the engineering has to do anything with programming and making computers and software...if anyone can clarify all this I would greatly appreciate it.





And does anyone know if majoring in computer science is beneficial in the salary area?

How much engineering is applied into the computer science field?
If you do engineering, then lots of it. almost all the physical sciences require programming skills these days, even those who do lab work.





If you are going to be a pure computer programmer, you might not deal with much vectors, kinematics, and what not. But know how to code those types of equations, mechanics etc, will provide you with better ideas of how to code algorithms when you get into the real world.
Reply:I am gonna guess that a CS class taught in an engineering dept might likely slants toward firmware development... hence "C" and not the object oriented C++. Depends on what you want to focus on I guess but keep in mind, hardware will be made in China and not here ... so ... that should help guide that selection for you.


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